About Carmen

As an Integrative Somatic Therapist I support the innate wisdom and resilience of the body-mind to emerge and heal. I work with people who are dealing with toxic stress and trauma symptoms and those seeking general body-mind support or embodied shifts along their life path. I offer Somatic Experiencing® (SE) as well as Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST) sessions, and often a combination of the two. Both SE and BCST are bottom-up approaches to healing, that listen and respond to the body story. I integrate somatic parts work (Internal Family Systems) and movement into sessions as needed, all with the aim of resolving unprocessed stress and trauma, restoring nervous system regulation, and bringing about insight and transformation.  I also offer guidance around lifestyle and nutrition as a way to further holistically support the body-mind.  

I completed a three-year professional Somatic Experiencing® training at Somatic Experiencing International® in 2021, am finalizing a three-year BCST training, and have additional training in Yoga Therapy (500 hour program), and am a certified Functional Health and Wellness Coach. I am currently serving as an assistant at Somatic Experiencing® trainings and am an ongoing student of Peter Levine's at the Ergos Institute.  I draw on over two decades of yoga and mindfulness practices, including Zen Buddhism where I received my precepts in 2009, Vipassana meditation, and conscious dance, and over a decade of yoga and mindfulness teaching when supporting clients’ embodied wellness journeys.

I served on the Board of Directors of Somatic Experiencing International® from 2021 - 2025, and on the Board of the Reciprocity Foundation from 2011 - 2021. Both organizations are dedicated to supporting trauma resolution and resiliency. I practiced law for over 16 years, having attended law school on a full scholarship, and I founded and ran several law practices in New York and California. During this time I navigated my own journey with toxic stress and anxiety.

I am currently teaching in-person group hatha yoga classes where I weave my knowledge of somatic regulation into each class. I also regularly facilitate group somatic workshops and retreats.

I am a mother of two, an eco-enthusiast, and am passionate about equitable and sustainable nutrition and lifestyle. Hablo español y ofrezco sesiones tambien en español.